Hari OM
Each 'Choose-day' we will investigate the process by which we can reassess our activity and interaction with the world of plurality.
Very often in life we hear - or say ourselves - "there was no choice". It might relate to something mundane such as a limited menu at a restaurant, or it might refer to the big life matters such as moving house or job.
Certainly, there can be times when circumstances feel like they are conspiring against us, causing us to feel that there is 'no choice'. The simple fact is, however, that there is always a choice. It may have to be between two very difficult things, neither of which we wish for, but this is where we have to use our discernment. Viveka determines what is best for us, whether or not we may 'like' the choice to be made.
In a society that is now riddled with offerings for the senses, we can easily fall into the trap of only wanting a choice where there is something we desire on one hand and something we don't on the other. Makes life easy, right?
No. All it does is lead us by our noses and we forget to step back, apply our intellect and decide with a view to our long-term well-being.
If at all there is to be desire permitted in choice, it ought to be applied from the angle of what will bring about the best improvement of ourselves, that we can function optimally and contribute fully. This starts with making sensible dietary choices all the way up to whether we move home or work. It can be about not doing things as much as doing them.
Ponder on this.
